Sridevis mortal remains to be brought to Mumbai today

Legendary actress Sridevi passed away late on Saturday night on February 25, 2018, after suffering a cardiac arrest. The actress was in Dubai to celebrate the wedding of her nephew Mohit Marwah. She was 54.

Reports suggest that Sridevi was staying in Jumeirah Emirates Tower hotel and suffered a cardiac arrest around midnight. After which she fell unconscious inside the hotel room. She was then rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead.

Her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor confirmed the news to indianexpress.com. "Yes, it is true that Sridevi passed away. I just landed here, I was in Dubai and now I am flying back to Dubai. It happened roughly around 11.00-11.30. I don’t know more details yet."

“I was able to reach out to Mr Boney Kapoor last night. Our team is making sure the government processes are completed quickly. The body will be brought back as soon as possible but there are some elements/procedure that have to be done by govt of Dubai. As soon as the government of Dubai gives the forensic report we will get her body back,” said diplomat Navdeep Suri who is presently serving as the Indian High Commissioner to UAE.